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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1870-3453</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista mexicana de biodiversidad]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. Mex. Biodiv.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1870-3453</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Instituto de Biología]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1870-34532016000100248</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.1016/j.rmb.2015.10.003</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Primer registro de pradera de Halophila baillonii en Honduras]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[First record of Halophila baillonii meadows in Honduras]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Caviedes]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Verónica]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Carrasco]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Juan Carlos]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="A01">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Tela ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Tela Atlántida]]></addr-line>
<country>Honduras</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2016</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2016</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>87</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>248</fpage>
<lpage>251</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1870-34532016000100248&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1870-34532016000100248&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1870-34532016000100248&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Halophila baillonii Ascherson fue encontrada en la laguna costera de Chachaguala, Parque Nacional Cuyamel-Omoa, Honduras, Centroamérica, en 2013 y 2014. Esta observación extiende la distribución de esta especie de fanerógama marina. Halophila baillonii ha sido previamente observada en Belice y otras áreas del Caribe, en el Pacífico de Panamá y Costa Rica. Halophila baillonii en la laguna de Chachaguala forma praderas extensas con una superficie estimada de 7,000 m2, con 35 especies de moluscos y 71 especies de peces, registradas hasta el momento. Estas praderas se pueden estar viendo afectadas por la agricultura adyacente a la laguna y por las embarcaciones que transitan el área.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Halophila baillonii Ascherson was found in the Chachaguala Lagoon, located in Cuyamel-Omoa National Park, Honduras, Central America, in 2013 and 2014. This observation extends the range of this seagrass species. Halophila baillonii was previously observed in Belize and other Caribbean areas, in the Pacific coast of Panama and Costa Rica. Halophila baillonii in the Chachaguala Lagoon forms extensive meadows with an estimated area of 7,000 m2, with 35 species of mollusks and 71 species of fish reported so far. These meadows can be affected by the lagoon's adjacent agriculture and the watercrafts moving through the area.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Chachaguala Lagoon]]></kwd>
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